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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 5,199? election �?T92 the stars and stripes b 11 Fargo businessman John Korsmo 42, a Republican for dorgans statewide House seat. North Dakotas also approved a ballot measure to limit the terms of members of Congress to 12 years. A proposal to regulate and tax waste remained undecided. Proposed limits on police vehicle searches were Defeated. A half cent increase in the sales tax to pay for water projects was Defeated. O Ohio 33 percent. . Rep. Tim Johnson won a fourth term As South Dakota a Only House Mem Ber getting 71 percent of the votes to 27 percent for Republican state rep. John Timmer. Voters approved a constitutional amendment to limit terms of the states congressional delegation and state elected officials. They voted to limit surface mining in the Black Hills overturned legislative approval of a Large scale commercial garbage dump rejected a plan to repeal gambling on video machines and turned Down a proposed state income tax. A Black woman for the Senate Carol Moseley Braun who will become the nation s first Black female senator leaves her polling place tuesday in Chicago. The 45-year-old Democrat Defeated her Republican opponent after upsetting an incumbent in the primary. Democratic sen. John Glenn won a fourth term overcoming the toughest Challenge of his political career. Glenn ended up with 51 percent of the vote to defeat it. Gov. Mike Dew inc with 42 percent. Dewine a Republican competing against the first american to orbit Earth reminded voters that Glenn was one of the Keating five and that his $3 million presidential Campaign debt has lingered since 1984. Rep. Mary Rose Oakar a Cleveland Democrat whose popularity plummeted when she was named one _ of the most frequent abusers of the House Bank was trounced by Republican Martin Hoke. With 98 percent of precincts reporting Hoke led 57 percent to 43 percent. Rep. Bob Mcewen a Republican from South Glenn Ern Ohio narrowly lost re election to Democrat Ted Strickland a 51 percent to 49 percent. Voters also approved limiting the terms of state and Federal officeholders. Proposed regulations Over toxic products were Defeated. Wisconsin a St. Louis county councilwoman who promoted her gender and sympathy Wilh the Middle class. Bond got 1,200,336 votes or 54 percent Rothman Serot had 1,040,588 votes or 46 percent. Quot a in . House races six democrats and three republicans were elected. Two incumbents were Defeated Republican e. Thomas Coleman and democrats Joan Kelly Horn. Two term limit amendments to the state Constitution easily won approval. One curbs legislative service and the other affects Congress. Bond voters also legalized riverboat gambling promoted As a multimillion Dollar economic Boon. Nebraska nebraskans joined voters in 13 other states in approving a proposal aimed at limiting terms of some selected state and Federal officials. They also approved a measure authorizing the legislature to set up a lottery. Quot Quot the states three incumbent members of the House a Republican drug be Reuter Democrat Peter Hoagland and Republican Bill Barrett a were re elected. Placing sinner. Schafer will become governor Rei retiring democratic gov. George Schafer got 59 percent of the vote Democrat Nicholas j. Spaeth the state attorney general got 41 percent. State insurance commissioner Earl Pomeroy 40, a Democrat Defeated i South Dakota sen. Thomas a. Daschle easily won a second term Over Charlene Haar the Only Republican woman to run for Senate this year. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Daschle had 66 percent to Haar a democratic Senate candidate Russell fingold a state senator Rode to Victory on a Campaign of stump speech wisecracks and Light hearted ads defeating incumbent Robert w. Kasten or. It was 53 percent for fingold 47 percent for Kasten. Fingold 39, campaigned in a Van and aired ads that featured people on the Street interviews and an upbeat response to attacks. A what i want to do is sit right Down and get going on a plan to Cut that Federal deficit Quot fingold said tuesday night. A a there a a lot of fat in the Federal government that does no to need to be  Kasten 50, tried to link himself with democrats and portrayed fingold As a tax raising Liberal who is soft on crime. In other races democratic rep. Les Aspin Aspin chairman of the House armed services committee overwhelmed his Republican opponent Mark Neumann. Seven other., Congress Rhen were reelected. All five of the states female candidates for Congress lost including Ada e. Deer a Democrat who hoped to become the first american Indian woman in Congress. Deer lost to Republican incumbent rep. Scott Klug. A proposal to Grant tax Relief to homeowners and Farmers was Defeated. North Dakota democratic rep. Byron a Dorgan was elected to fill an open Senate seat defeating Fargo City commissioner Steve r. Sydness 59 percent to 39 percent. The Senate race was to fill the seat vacated by Kent Conrad who said he was quitting because he  get the Federal deficit under control. He later decided to run for the two years remaining in the term of sen. Quentin n. Burdick who died in september. That election will be held Pec. 4. Republican businessman Edward t. More years sen. Thomas a. Daschle . Gets his ballot tuesday at a by a wide margin Over Charlene Haar the Only Republican polling station in Aberdeen. He was re elected for a second term woman to run for a Senate seat this year  
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